Therapists
I am a warm, personable and compassionate counsellor and have experience of working with a diverse range of clients and problems in person, online and by telephone for both short and long term periods. I help clients to explore their issues, relationships and history in order to enable them to facilitate change in their lives.
I have experience working with adults of all ages, backgrounds, gender identities and sexual orientations. I have worked with a wide range of clients facing a variety of mental health problems often related to depression, anxiety and stress. My most extensive experience is in helping clients navigate challenges in their relationships, issues with self-esteem, identity issues, intimacy issues, problems related to stage of life, ageing, loss and managing change. I have worked with a lot of clients with neurodiversity (with or without a formal diagnosis). I am a qualified integrative therapeutic counsellor. An integrative approach brings together different elements / approaches to therapy which best fit you and your therapeutic needs as the client, rather than one fixed approach for everyone. Working integratively means that the relationship with the client is first and foremost. Building a strong rapport is central to my practice, as I believe a solid therapeutic bond is the foundation for growth. I provide a safe, confidential space in which your feelings, thoughts, experiences, and perceptions can be explored without judgement. I predominantly use person-centred and psychodynamic theories and approaches, ensuring our work is rooted in empathy while exploring deeper patterns which might have been established in childhood or formed through specific experiences, life events and/or traumas. Through our work together, I hope to increase your self-acceptance and understanding to enable you to make meaningful change in your life.
I have worked in various therapeutic settings including as part of the clinical team for Mind and as a Student Counsellor for London Metropolitan University. I am a BACP accredited Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression practitioner and a Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) accredited Sight Loss practitioner. Before retraining to be a counsellor I worked in Human Resources for many years. I am a BACP registered therapist and adhere to their ethical framework. I am also listed on Pink Therapy.
In-person sessions in central Brighton & central Hove BN1, BN2, BN3 (£65 per session) Online and Telephone sessions (£60 per session)